Department of Internal Affairs

AUCKLAND — The Department of Internal Affairs is holding elections for three new members to the Pacific Island Consultation and Advisory Group (PICAG).

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The Department of Internal Affairs has accepted an undertaking from the Newcastle Jets soccer team that its sponsor’s logo, advertising an Australian betting agency, will be removed from players’ jerseys when they return in January to replay the Wellington Phoenix.

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AUCKLAND CITY — New Zealand Lottery Grants Board Presiding Member Rick Barker today announced a grant of up to $6 million from the Lottery Significant Project Fund to the Q Theatre Trust.

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A review of New Zealand’s electoral administration is underway and is now seeking the views of the public.

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WAIKATO — A higher profile for ethnic issues and greater support for ethnic communities, in the Waikato-Bay of Plenty region, will result from the opening of the regional office of the Office of Ethnic Affairs in Hamilton today, says the Department of Internal Affairs.

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Gaming machine expenditure in pubs and clubs has declined over 12 months, according to figures released today by the Department of Internal Affairs.

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CHRISTCHURCH — The Department of Internal Affairs has asked the High Court to impose financial penalties of $200,000 on each of three New Zealanders involved in a major international spamming operation.

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Grants from CIP allow non-profit, grassroots organisations to pay the salaries of staff with high-level skills from the public, private or community sector.

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GREYTOWN — Downloading from the Internet images of children being sexually abused has resulted in a Hokitika man being jailed for two years.

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New Zealand daylight saving begins next Sunday 28 September 2008, when clocks go forward an hour at 2.00 am to become 3.00 am.

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 The Department of Internal Affairs Anti-Spam Compliance Unit has stamped its identity on the international scene in its first year of operation.

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CHRISTCHURCH — A Kaiapoi publican today became the first person to be convicted under the Gambling Act 2003 for providing credit to a gambler.

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Gaming machine expenditure in the country's 1600 pubs and clubs fell by just over one per cent in the year to June 30, 2008, from an estimated $950 million to $938.3 million, according to figures from the Department of Internal Affairs.

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TIMARU — A second man has been jailed today following Internal Affairs Department investigations into Internet activity involving the possession of pictures of adults sexually abusing children.

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CHRISTCHURCH — A 28-year-old Christchurch man was today jailed for two years and three months when he appeared for sentence in the Christchurch District Court for possessing child sex abuse pictures.

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AUCKLAND — A former Auckland bar manager was sentenced to three months home detention and 50 hours community service for theft and failing to bank gaming machine profits.

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AUCKLAND CITY — An Auckland computer systems engineer was jailed for 15 months today when he appeared for sentence in the Auckland District Court on 23 charges of possessing and distributing objectionable publications.

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CHRISTCHURCH — A Christchurch sickness beneficiary is the fifth person to be jailed this year in Internal Affairs Department prosecutions involving child sex abuse pictures.

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LOWER HUTT — A 40-year-old Lower Hutt man was today jailed for two years and four months for possessing pictures and movies of children being sexually abused after a German police tip-off.

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HAMILTON — A 68-year-old auto electrician was jailed for two years after pleading guilty in the Hamilton District Court to 40 charges of knowingly possessing objectionable images.

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Gaming machine expenditure in almost 1600 pubs and clubs around the country fell by just under 11 per cent to $218.5 million in the three months to March 31, 2008 reversing the trend of the previous three quarters, according to figures from the Department of Internal Affairs.

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WHANGANUI — A 38-year-old Wanganui man was jailed for 11 months when he was resentenced on 10 charges of possessing objectionable publications – pictures of children being sexually abused by adults.

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ASHBURTON — The sad fact is that Internal Affairs censorship inspectors are working flat out dealing with offenders trading in child sex abuse images, the Department's Deputy Secretary, Keith Manch, said today.

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